2008 Membership

Remember to send in your membership dues by Jan 31st in order to remain on our e-mail list. 2007 was a great year and 2008 should be even better ! Don't miss out on the fun ! Print an application from our files section and send in along with a check payable to KD Huff. See you on the trails !

Princess Place Ride

First Coast Trail Blazers started the year off great with a 5 hour ride at Princess Place. Ten members enjoyed rustling through the leaves and riding on the scenic trails. All horses and riders survived crossing the little bridges, and the land bridge was no obstacle for any of the brave riders who crossed it. A training opportunity arose when a horse-eating wooden wire spool lurked at the bottom of the land bridge. Everyone took a few minutes to let their mounts look over the "beast" and all survived. We had a nice lunch break at the lake and then headed to the Agriculture Museum, where we rode around and looked at the party shed and the mules and draft horses that live there. We headed back from there, and another training adventure came on the power lines, which offered the perfect place to air out the horses with a good long canter. No casualties here either.... Everyone made it back to the trail head safely, and we look forward to our next adventure. LOOKEE HERE for more pictures.

Updates

We have uploaded photos from the New Year's camp out at McCulley Farms along with some photos of today's ride at Princess Place. We will add more photos as they come in and provide a narrative of today's ride. Click on our PHOTO ALBUM link to the left.

We've also added a link for those riders who would like to find other local rides in addition to our FCTB rides. They call their Yahoo group - TROT-NE FL.

Upcoming Rides & Events

Our January ride will be at Princess Place - Sat., Jan 12th - ride out at 10:00 am.

We will be participating in a work day at River Rise Preserve on Sat Feb 2nd. This is the direct result of the equine community and the State of Florida working together. Bring your work gloves and loppers to work from 8am to noon - then ride later.

The February ride will be at - Guana River State Park - Sat, Feb 16th at 10:00am (additional info and map)

The Florida Horse Park is hosting a Versatility Challenge of the Breeds with show dates in Jan, Mar and May. Additional information is posted in our files section.